Quests

Quests are optional missions in Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst that players may undertake from the Hunter's Guild on Pioneer 2. Quests will almost always reward the player with Meseta on clear, with many quests also granting item rewards.

Quests are started at the quest counter, and displayed by category, along with a short description for each quest. Quests are cleared in various ways, with some not having any clear condition at all (this most commonly applies to quests in the Shop category). Once a quest has been initiated, no other players may join the party.

When a quest is cleared and the player speaks to the quest counter NPC to receive their reward, they are automatically removed from the current game and returned to the Visual Lobby. In the case of quests which have no clear condition, a player can return to the lobby more quickly by using the /lobby chat command.

While quests are optional, one of the main reasons to play them is that they offer varied and unique amounts or arrangements of monster spawns, which is ideal for players looking to obtain rare items from specific monsters. As an example, the Episode 1 side story quest The Fake in Yellow takes place in Forest 1, but features only Rag Rappies as enemies.

While the majority of quests are available to play in both One Person and multiplayer mode, some are specific to one or the other. Most notably, quests in the Side Story and Solo Only categories may only be initiated in games set to One Person mode, while Government quests (detailed below) may only be initiated in multiplayer games.

As a private server, Ephinea offers both the official servers' original Sonic Team quests, as well as an assortment of staff- and community-created quests.

Government quests

Government quests are multiplayer mode-only quests that serve to tell the story of Phantasy Star Online, and differ from most other quests in the following ways:

• They must be cleared sequentially (beginning with the first Government quest in each episode);
• They may be joined by other players while in-progress;
• They must be initiated by:
  • Speaking with Momoka at The Principal in Episodes 1 and 4;
  • Speaking with Nol at the Lab in Episode 2;

Additionally, some Government quests give out rewards the first time they're cleared on a given character and difficulty.

Quest boosts

Ephinea features the Ragol Boost Road (frequently referred to as simply "RBR"), a weekly re-occurrence which highlights one quest in each of Episodes 1, 2, and 4 (choosing from a predetermined list), granting the party various rate boosts while playing them. A resource that displays items and drop rates for all RBR quests for all Section IDs can be found on this spreadsheet.

Additional quest boosts are granted during certain Events. During the annual Anniversary event, exclusive quests can be accessed with increased rates. A resource that displays items and drop rates for all Anniversary Event quests for all Section IDs can be found on this spreadsheet.

Quest list

Episode 1

Government

Quest Name	Areas
1-1:Planet Ragol	Forest 1, Forest 2
1-2:Torrential Woods	Forest 1, Forest 2
1-3:Subterranean Den	Forest 1, Forest 2
2-1:Infernal Cavern	Cave 1
2-2:Deep Within	Cave 1, Cave 2
2-3:The Mutation	Cave 2, Cave 3
2-4:Waterway Shadow	Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
3-1:The Facility	Mine 1
3-2:Machines Attack	Mine 2
3-3:Central Control	Mine 1, Mine 2
4-1:The Lost Ruins	Mine 2, Ruins 1
4-2:Buried Relics	Ruins 2
4-3:Hero & Daughter	Ruins 1, Ruins 2
4-4:The Tomb Stirs	Ruins 3
4-5:Dark Inheritance	Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3

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Side Story

Quest Name	Areas
Battle Training	Forest 1
Magnitude of Metal	Forest 1
Claiming a Stake	Forest 1
The Value of Money	Pioneer 2
Journalistic Pursuit	Forest 1, Forest 2
The Fake in Yellow	Forest 1
Native Research	Forest 1, Forest 2
Forest of Sorrow	Forest 1, Forest 2
Gran Squall	Forest 1, Forest 2
Addicting Food	Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
The Lost Bride	Cave 1, Cave 2
Waterfall Tears	Cave 1, Cave 2
Black Paper	Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
Secret Delivery	Cave 1, Cave 2
Soul of a Blacksmith	Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
Letter from Lionel	Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2
The Grave's Butler	Cave 1, Cave 2
Knowing One's Heart	Mine 1
The Retired Hunter	Forest 2, Ruins 3
Dr. Osto's Research	Mine 2
Unsealed Door	Mine 1, Mine 2
Soul of Steel	Mine 2, Ruins 3
Doc's Secret Plan	Ruins 1
Seek my Master	Ruins 1, Ruins 2
From the Depths	Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Central Dome Fire Swirl	Forest 2

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Extermination

Quest Name	Areas
Mop-up Operation #1	Forest 1
Mop-up Operation #2	Cave 1
Mop-up Operation #3	Mine 1
Mop-up Operation #4	Ruins 1
Sweep-up Operation #1	Forest 2
Sweep-up Operation #2	Cave 3
Sweep-up Operation #3	Mine 2
Sweep-up Operation #4	Ruins 2
Endless Nightmare #1	Forest 1, Forest 2
Endless Nightmare #2	Cave 1, Cave 2
Endless Nightmare #3	Mine 1, Mine 2
Endless Nightmare #4	Ruins 1, Ruins 2
Today's Rate	Cave 2, Cave 3, Mine 1
Anomalous Ordeal #1	Forest 1, Ruins 2
Anomalous Ordeal #2	Cave 2, Mine 2
Scarlet Realm #1	Forest 1, Forest 2
Scarlet Realm #2	Cave 2, Cave 3
Scarlet Realm #3	Mine 1, Mine 2
Scarlet Realm #4	Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Silent Afterimage #1	Forest 1, Ruins 1
Silent Afterimage #2	Cave 3, Mine 1
Ruins Wreckage	Ruins 1

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Maximum Attack

Quest Name	Areas
MAXIMUM ATTACK 1 Ver2	Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1A-	Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1B-	Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1C-	Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1R-	Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Random Attack Xrd Stage	Cave 1, Mine 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship (Battle)
Maximum Attack E: Episode 1	Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 1, Ruins 3
Random Attack Xrd REV 1	Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 3, Mine 1, Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship

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Retrieval

Quest Name	Areas
The Missing Maracas	Forest 1, Cave 1
Lost HEAT SWORD	Forest 1, Forest 2
Lost ICE SPINNER	Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
Lost SOUL BLADE	Mine 1, Mine 2
Lost HELL PALLASCH	Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Fragments of a Memory	Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Rappy's Holiday	Forest 1, Forest 2
Gallon's Treachery	Cave 3, Ruins 2
Rescue from Ragol	Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1
Forsaken Friends	Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
This Must Be The Place	Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Road To Nowhere	Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
Lost Son Jim	Forest 2, Cave 2, Cave 3
Subterranean Patrol #1	Cave 3

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Shop

Quest Name	Areas
Christmas Event Shop	Pioneer 2
Anniversary Badge Shop	Pioneer 2
The Forge	Pioneer 2

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VR

Quest Name	Areas
Towards the Future	Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Tyrell's Ego	Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Labyrinthine Trial	Cave 1
Sugoroku	Forest 2
Simulator 2.0	Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship
Mine Offensive	Mine 1, Mine 2
Endless: Episode 1	All Episode 1
Virtual Limits 1	Palace
Virtual Limits 2	Spaceship
Virtual Vortex 1	Palace
Virtual Vortex 2	Spaceship

Note: Virtual Vortex 1 and 2 are only available on Classic Mode. See Virtual Limits 1 and 2 for their normal counterpart.

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Solo Only

Quest Name	Areas
Gallon's Plan	Forest 1, Forest 2
Good Luck!	Forest 1
AOL CUP -Sunset Base-	Forest 1, Forest 2
Knight of Coral	Cave 2, Mine 1, Ruins 3, Palace

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Event

Quest Name	Areas
Christmas Fiasco	Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
Solstice Snafu	Ruins 1, Cave 3, Forest 2
December Disaster #1	Forest 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 2
August Atrocity 1	Mine 2

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Halloween

Main article: Halloween quests

Quest Name	Areas
Hollow Battlefield: Forest	Forest 1
Hollow Battlefield: Cave	Cave 2
Hollow Battlefield: Mine	Mine 2
Hollow Battlefield: Ruins	Ruins 3

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Sandbox Only

Quest Name	Areas
Maximum Attack E: Forest	Forest 2
Maximum Attack E: Cave	Cave 2
Maximum Attack E: Mine	Mine 1
Maximum Attack E: Ruins	Ruins 3

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Episode 2

Government

Quest Name	Areas
5-1:Test/VR Temple 1	VR Temple Alpha
5-2:Test/VR Temple 2	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
5-3:Test/VR Temple 3	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
5-4:Test/VR Temple 4	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
5-5:Test/VR Temple 5	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
6-1:Test/Spaceship 1	VR Spaceship Alpha
6-2:Test/Spaceship 2	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
6-3:Test/Spaceship 3	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
6-4:Test/Spaceship 4	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
6-5:Test/Spaceship 5	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
7-1:From the Past	Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East
7-2:Seeking Clues	Jungle Area East, Mountain Area
7-3:Silent Beach	Mountain Area, Seaside Area
7-4:Central Control	Central Control Area
7-5:Isle of Mutants	Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area
8-1:Below the Waves	Seabed Upper Levels
8-2:Desire's End	Seabed Lower Levels
8-3:Purple Lamplight	Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels

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Side Story

Quest Name	Areas
Seat of the Heart	VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Control Tower
Blue Star Memories	VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area

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Extermination

Quest Name	Areas
Phantasmal World #1	Jungle Area North, Seaside Area
Phantasmal World #2	Mountain Area, Central Control Area
Phantasmal World #3	Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
Phantasmal World #4	Control Tower
Sweep-up Operation #5	VR Temple Alpha
Sweep-up Operation #6	VR Spaceship Alpha
Sweep-up Operation #7	Jungle Area North
Sweep-up Operation #8	Seabed Upper Levels
Sweep-up Operation #9	Control Tower
Penumbral Surge #1	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
Penumbral Surge #2	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
Penumbral Surge #3	Jungle Area North, Seaside Area, Mountain Area
Penumbral Surge #4	Central Control Area
Penumbral Surge #5	Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
Penumbral Surge #6	Control Tower
Anomalous Ordeal #3	VR Temple Beta, Mountain Area
Anomalous Ordeal #4	VR Spaceship Beta, Seabed Lower Levels
Anomalous Ordeal #5	Seaside Area (Night), Control Tower
Gal Da Val's Darkness	VR Spaceship Alpha, Central Control Area
CAL's Clock Challenge	VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower

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Maximum Attack

Quest Name	Areas
MAXIMUM ATTACK 2 Ver2	VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2A-	Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2B-	Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2C-	Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2R-	Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
Random Attack Xrd Stage	All Episode 2
Maximum Attack E: VR	VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha
Maximum Attack E: Gal Da Val	Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
Random Attack Xrd REV 2	All Episode 2

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Retrieval

Quest Name	Areas
Lost SHOCK RIFLE	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
Lost BIND ASSAULT	VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
Lost FILL CANNON	Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area
Lost DEMON'S RAILGUN	Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
Lost CHARGE VULCAN	Control Tower
Dream Messenger	Seaside Area (Night)
Revisiting Darkness	VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta
Dolmolm Research	VR Temple Beta, Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels

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Shop

Quest Name	Areas
Gallon's Shop	Pioneer 2
Item Present	Pioneer 2
Singing by the Beach	Seaside Area (Night)
Beach Laughter	Seaside Area (Night)
To The Deepest Blue -MA4 Venue-	Seabed Upper Levels
TA Reward Shop	Pioneer 2
The Egg Shop	Pioneer 2
Seasons Shop	Pioneer 2
My Career	Pioneer 2

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Tower

Quest Name	Areas
The East Tower	Central Control Area, Control Tower
The West Tower	Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
Raid on Central Tower	Control Tower
The Military Strikes Back	VR Temple Beta, Jungle Area East, Seaside Area, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
Twilight Sanctuary	Jungle Area East, Control Tower

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VR

Quest Name	Areas
Reach for the Dream	VR Spaceship Alpha
Respective Tomorrow	VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha, Seaside Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
Endless: Episode 2	All Episode 2

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Solo Only

Quest Name	Areas
Knight of Coral Advent	VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
A New Hope	VR Temple Beta, Jungle Area East, Seaside Area, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower

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Event

Quest Name	Areas
Festivity on the Beach	Seaside Area (Night)
Christmas Fiasco	VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels
December Disaster #2	Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Control Tower
Pioneer Christmas	Mountain Area
Pioneer Halloween	Info needed
Rappy Halloween	Info needed
August Atrocity 2	Central Control Area

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Halloween

Main article: Halloween quests

Quest Name	Areas
Hollow Reality: Temple	VR Temple Alpha
Hollow Reality: Spaceship	VR Spaceship Alpha
Hollow Phantasm: Jungle	Jungle Area East
Hollow Phantasm: Seabed	Seabed Upper Levels
Hollow Phantasm: Tower	Control Tower

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Sandbox Only

Quest Name	Areas
Maximum Attack E: Temple	VR Temple Alpha
Maximum Attack E: Spaceship	VR Spaceship Alpha
Maximum Attack E: CCA	Central Control Area
Maximum Attack E: Seabed	Seabed Upper Levels
Maximum Attack E: Tower	Control Tower
The Gloom Spire	Control Tower

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Episode 4

Government

Quest Name	Areas
9-1:Missing Research	Crater (Eastern Route)
9-2:Data Retrieval	Crater (Western Route)
9-3:Reality & Truth	Crater (Southern Route)
9-4:Pursuit	Crater (Northern Route), Crater Interior
9-5:The Chosen (1/2)	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1
9-6:The Chosen (2/2)	Subterranean Desert 2
9-7:Sacred Ground	Subterranean Desert 3
9-8:The Final Cycle	Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3

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Side Story

Quest Name	Areas
Warrior's Pride	Crater (Southern Route), Crater Interior
The Restless Lion	Subterranean Desert 1
Pioneer Spirit	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
荒野の果てに	Crater (Eastern Route), Crater (Western Route)
Black Paper's Dangerous Deal	Crater (Southern Route)
Black Paper's Dangerous Deal 2	Subterranean Desert 3

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Extermination

Quest Name	Areas
Point of Disaster	Crater (Eastern Route), Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
The Robots' Reckoning	Crater (Southern Route), Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3
War of Limits #1	Crater (Eastern Route)
War of Limits #2	Crater Interior
War of Limits #3	Subterranean Desert 1
War of Limits #4	Subterranean Desert 2
War of Limits #5	Subterranean Desert 3
New Mop-Up Operation #1	Crater (Eastern Route)
New Mop-Up Operation #2	Crater Interior
New Mop-Up Operation #3	Subterranean Desert 1
New Mop-Up Operation #4	Subterranean Desert 2
New Mop-Up Operation #5	Subterranean Desert 3
Sweep-up Operation #10	Crater (Eastern Route)
Sweep-up Operation #11	Crater Interior
Sweep-up Operation #12	Subterranean Desert 1
Sweep-up Operation #13	Subterranean Desert 2
Sweep-up Operation #14	Subterranean Desert 3

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Maximum Attack

Quest Name	Areas
MAXIMUM ATTACK 3 Ver2	Crater (Western Route), Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4A-	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4B-	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4C-	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4R-	Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3
Maximum Attack E: Episode 4	Crater (Western Route), Subterranean Desert 3
Random Attack Xrd REV 4	All Episode 4

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Shop

Quest Name	Areas
Claire's Deal 5	Crater Interior
The Beak's Cafe Ver.2	Crater (Eastern Route), Subterranean Desert 3

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Retrieval

Quest Name	Areas
Lost BERSERK BATON	Crater (Eastern Route), Crater Interior
Lost SPIRIT STRIKER	Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3

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VR

Quest Name	Areas
Beyond the Horizon	Crater (Eastern Route), Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3
LOGiN presents 勇場のマッチレース	Crater (Eastern Route), Crater (Western Route), Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2

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Event

Quest Name	Areas
Christmas Fiasco	Crater (Eastern Route), Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3

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Halloween

Main article: Halloween quests

Quest Name	Areas
Hollow Wasteland: Wilderness	Crater (Western Route)
Hollow Wasteland: Desert	Subterranean Desert 3

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Sandbox Only

Quest Name	Areas
Maximum Attack E: Crater	Crater (Western Route)
Maximum Attack E: Desert	Subterranean Desert 3

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